Table 2.
The number of males and females in each group of interest across all 15 studies identified in this review
| Study | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|
| Ben-Yehuda et al. [40] |
Does not specify for the DSH individuals. |
Does not specify for the DSH individuals. |
| Of the 39 suicidal children, 25 were males (64%). |
Of the 39 suicidal children, 14 were females (36%). |
|
| |
Of the 227 suicidal adolescents, 58 (26%) were males. |
Of the 227 suicidal adolescents, 169 (74%) were females. |
| Deane and Young (2012) [41] |
No males (n = 0) |
ADHD (n = 4) |
| DiScala et al. (1998) [42] |
ADHD (n = 211) |
ADHD (n = 28) |
| Dowson et al. (2007) [43] |
ADHD (n = 43) |
ADHD (n = 16) |
| Dowson et al. (2010) [44] |
ADHD (n = 73) |
No females (n = 0) |
| Fulwiler et al. [45] |
Self-mutilators (n = 15) |
Self-mutilators (n = 1) |
| |
Suicide-attempters (n = 11) |
Suicide-attempters (n = 4) |
| Goodman et al. [46] |
Assaultive/suicidal (83.3% of 24). |
Assaultive/suicidal (16.7% of 24) |
| |
Assaultive-only (89.5% of 19) |
Assaultive-only (10.5% of 19) |
| Hinshaw et al. [47] |
No males (n = 0) |
ADHD (n = 140) |
| Hurtig et al. (2012) [48] |
ADHD and DSH (n = 15) |
ADHD and DSH (n = 30) |
| |
Suicidal Acts & ADHD (n = 4) |
Suicidal Acts & ADHD (n = 4) |
| Izutsu et al. (2006) [49] |
DSH (n = 239) |
DSH (n = 238) |
| Lam (2002) [17] |
ADD and ED admission for injury (n = 125). * States that of the types of injuries they looked at, there were 59 cases of suicide/self-harm but does not specify the gender of this group of injuries. |
ADD and ED admission for injury (n = 33). See male column for more detail. |
| Lam (2005) [50] |
ADD (n = 97) |
ADD (n = 33) |
| Lynch et al. (2006) [51] |
‘At-risk’ of psychiatric disorder (n = 67) |
‘At-risk’ of psychiatric disorder (n = 73) |
| Semiz et al. (2008) [52] |
ADHD (n = 68.25) (65% of 105) |
No females (n = 0) |
| Wehmeier et al. (2008) [53] | ADHD (n = 338) (80.3%) | ADHD (n = 83) c19.7%) |